no, he'll just have US & UK forces increase the rate of their air-bombing campaigns for a certain length of time (however long the hawks want it).

: What they will do is encourage some opposition groups into believing the Americans are serious about helping them...this happened before. Then, when these people raise their heads just enough...they will be left out to dry...murdered first, then left to dry rot.

: It must mean that there really is some serious opposition to Saddam, well Duh! and this is their way of getting rid of it. Unless of course they are done with him and it really IS time for him to go...

they may oust him this time - they may be through with him, but who would replace him? another angrier-than-hades, spittle spewing, foaming-at-the-mouth dictator?... the West does NOT want democracy in the Middle East - it's too dangerous...